Hi All,
I'm in the process of buying a very old C34, could be hull number 29, and she's in need of much TLC.
Currently located at Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, and after Christmas I'll be sailing her over to Geelong, where I'm a member at Royal Geelong.
Here she is after having anti-foul refreshed:
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4588/25288005988_1fe4c9c80d_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/EwBDaf)
IMG_6123_resize (https://flic.kr/p/EwBDaf) by Derek Buckmaster (https://www.flickr.com/photos/46332425@N04/), on Flickr
I've already trawled through many of the posts on the message board and in the tech Notes, what an amazing resource.
I'm looking forward to my first "Catalina summer", starting next week!
Regards,
Derek
Congratulations and welcome aboard!
Congrats and Welcome!
And here's my first question...
Can anyone tell me what these lines on the foredeck are for? At first I thought a spinnaker pole down-haul, but now I'm not so sure...
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4590/27378426619_39bffbd550_b.jpg)
IMG_5989_resize (https://flic.kr/p/HHkAog) by Derek Buckmaster (https://www.flickr.com/photos/46332425@N04/), on Flickr
Regards,
Derek
Welcome Derek.
I'm guessing a local mod.
Q's for you: Is that a Keel Stepped mast, if so, it's the cleanest cabin top I've seen.
OBTW: My Sis lives in Tasi and other family in Perth.
Paul
Hello and Congratulations :party
Where are all these lines go ? top of the mast ? is it one line or 2 lines
Mast looks deck stepped , can you post more pics of the upper part showing the other end of the setup ?
Btw
I must say your cradle makes me nervous .... I don't see much support preventing boat form pitching aft or forward
Quote from: derekb on December 19, 2017, 04:14:39 AM
And here's my first question...
Can anyone tell me what these lines on the foredeck are for? At first I thought a spinnaker pole down-haul, but now I'm not so sure...
Not to be a smart a$$ but lines are used to connect one end of something to another. Only you can tell us what each end is connected to.
OK, mystery solved, by further investigation and figuring...
The loose line through one of the blocks is indeed the spinnaker pole down-haul. It is cleated at the mast on one end and has a snap shackle at the other end.
The taught line through the other block turns out to be the spinnaker pole topping lift, but I have no idea why it leads through a block on the fore-deck. The block will shortly be removed and the topping lift routed in a more logical fashion!
MarcZ, I agree, the boat didn't look properly supported on that cradle. But that's how the yard manager did it, and all the boats in the yard were sitting in the same precarious fashion. It's back in the water now, was only out for 2 days for cleaning and anti-foul.
The mast is indeed deck-stepped.
Regards,
Derek
A very old boat? Hull # 29? Why that's a spring chicken. We have hull # 11 :D Congratulations on your new to you boat your going to love it. This site has been a tremendous resource for us and the people are just great.
I knew the guy who had hull no. #1, the name of the boat was "Puffin".
I got hull #13
Congratulations! :thumb:
Derek : Congratulations, but What's on the transom?
Quote from: Ron Hill on December 23, 2017, 01:00:42 PM
Derek : Congratulations, but What's on the transom?
Propane tank is my guess
Certainly a propane tank on the pushpit rail but I think Ron was asking about what appears to be a fold down swim platform on the transom. We'll look forward to some more pictures and a description of it from Australia.
Quote from: Ron Hill on December 23, 2017, 01:00:42 PM
Derek : Congratulations, but What's on the transom?
Hi Ron, yes, she has a propane tank on the pushpit rail (we call it LPG - Liquid Petroleum Gas - here Down Under) and a fold-down swim platform attached to the transom. Not sure when this was added, but it sure is handy.
It's supported by two wire ropes, one each side. I'll be adding some form of step or ladder to get down onto it, as its a big step down from the transom to the swim platform. I'll send more photos shortly, as I'm doing some cleaning, and the platform is coming off for painting.
Regards,
Derek
Well I have to say I've been very excited to receive my first hard copy of "Mainsheet", and was I thrilled to see a C34 MkI on the cover, seeing that I own one now!
I've confirmed that Esprit is indeed hull #29, and we had an eventful sail from Williamstown to Geelong just after Christmas (no riser loop in the bilge pump line, and a non-functional bilge pump, so we took on some water in a following sea). The photo below shows her in her new home at Royal Geelong Yacht Club just after we arrived, back on January 27th.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/878/41137381312_04bf11ff97_z.jpg)
Since the photo was taken, I've checked off all the items on the "critical upgrades" list (luckily the previous owner had already completed most of these), replaced all the lifelines, removed some non-functional equipment (like a rusty home DVD system, etc), replaced the raw-water pump impeller and started cleaning and maintenance on 100 things that were neglected while she wasn't sailed for about 5 years (according to the broker).
I've also started staying aboard for several nights a week (to eliminate 2-3 hours of commuting between Melbourne and Geelong each day), so that's been very enjoyable. Esprit is the only C34 in Geelong, but there are several other Catalina's in our marina.
All in all a very enjoyable summer.
Regards,
Derek